月缺 yuè quē ㄩㄝˋ ㄑㄩㄝ jyut6 kyut3
- new moon
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月
- 月亮 yuè liang ㄩㄝˋ ˙ㄌㄧㄤ jyut6 loeng6 the moon
- 月份 yuè fèn ㄩㄝˋ ㄈㄣˋ jyut6 fan6 month
- 月光 yuè guāng ㄩㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄤ jyut6 gwong1 moonlight
- 月分 yuè fèn ㄩㄝˋ ㄈㄣˋ jyut6 fan1 month
- 月初 yuè chū ㄩㄝˋ ㄔㄨ jyut6 co1 start of month
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- 月底 yuè dǐ ㄩㄝˋ ㄉㄧˇ jyut6 dai2 end of the month
- 月球 yuè qiú ㄩㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ jyut6 kau4 the moon
- 月票 yuè piào ㄩㄝˋ ㄆㄧㄠˋ jyut6 piu3 monthly ticket
- 月台 月臺 yuè tái ㄩㄝˋ ㄊㄞˊ jyut6 toi4 railway platform
- 月饼 月餅 yuè bǐng ㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄧㄥˇ jyut6 beng2 mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival)
- 正月 Zhēng yuè ㄓㄥ ㄩㄝˋ zing1 jyut6 first month of the lunar year
- 岁月 歲月 suì yuè ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋ seoi3 jyut6 years
- 腊月 臘月 Là yuè ㄌㄚˋ ㄩㄝˋ laap6 jyut6 twelfth lunar month
- 蜜月 mì yuè ㄇㄧˋ ㄩㄝˋ mat6 jyut6 honeymoon
- 上个月 上個月 shàng gè yuè ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄜˋ ㄩㄝˋ soeng6 go3 jyut6 last month
- 下个月 下個月 xià gè yuè ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄜˋ ㄩㄝˋ haa6 go3 jyut6 next month
- 日新月异 日新月異 rì xīn yuè yì ㄖˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄩㄝˋ ㄧˋ jat6 san1 jyut6 ji6 daily renewal, monthly change (idiom)
- 一月 Yī yuè ㄧ ㄩㄝˋ jat1 jyut6 January
- 七月 Qī yuè ㄑㄧ ㄩㄝˋ cat1 jyut6 July
- 三月 Sān yuè ㄙㄢ ㄩㄝˋ saam1 jyut6 March
缺
- 欠缺 qiàn quē ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝ him3 kyut3 to be deficient in
- 残缺 殘缺 cán quē ㄘㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄝ caan4 kyut3 badly damaged
- 短缺 duǎn quē ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄩㄝ dyun2 kyut3 shortage
- 紧缺 緊缺 jǐn quē ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄩㄝ gan2 kyut3 in short supply
- 缺乏 quē fá ㄑㄩㄝ ㄈㄚˊ kyut3 fat6 to lack; to be short of
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- 缺口 quē kǒu ㄑㄩㄝ ㄎㄡˇ kyut3 hau2 nick
- 缺失 quē shī ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕ kyut3 sat1 lack; deficiency
- 缺少 quē shǎo ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕㄠˇ kyut3 siu2 lack
- 缺席 quē xí ㄑㄩㄝ ㄒㄧˊ kyut3 zik6 to be absent
- 缺陷 quē xiàn ㄑㄩㄝ ㄒㄧㄢˋ kyut3 haam6 defect; flaw
- 缺点 缺點 quē diǎn ㄑㄩㄝ ㄉㄧㄢˇ kyut3 dim2 weak point
- 候缺 hòu quē ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄩㄝ hau6 kyut3 waiting for a vacancy
- 傻缺 shǎ quē ㄕㄚˇ ㄑㄩㄝ so4 kyut3 (slang) idiot; fool
- 出缺 chū quē ㄔㄨ ㄑㄩㄝ ceot1 kyut3 to fall vacant
- 列缺 liè quē ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄩㄝ lit6 kyut3 lightning (archaic word)
- 匮缺 匱缺 kuì quē ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄝ gwai6 kyut3 to be deficient in sth
- 圆缺 圓缺 yuán quē ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄝ jyun4 kyut3 waxing and waning (of the moon)
- 奇缺 qí quē ㄑㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄝ kei4 kyut3 very short of (food, clean water etc)
- 或缺 huò quē ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩㄝ waak6 kyut3 to lack
- 暂缺 暫缺 zàn quē ㄗㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝ zaam6 kyut3 currently in short supply
Idioms with these characters
- 冰壶秋月 冰壺秋月 bīng hú qiū yuè ㄅㄧㄥ ㄏㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄩㄝˋ bing1 wu2 cau1 jyut6 jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 苏东坡); fig. spotless white and pure
- 闭月羞花 閉月羞花 bì yuè xiū huā ㄅㄧˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄏㄨㄚ bai3 jyut6 sau1 faa1 lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom)
- 长年累月 長年累月 cháng nián lěi yuè ㄔㄤˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ coeng4 nin4 leoi5 jyut6 year in, year out (idiom)
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- 成年累月 chéng nián lěi yuè ㄔㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ sing4 nin4 leoi6 jyut6 year in, year out (idiom)
- 风花雪月 風花雪月 fēng huā xuě yuè ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄩㄝˋ fung1 faa1 syut3 jyut6 wind, flower, snow and moon, trite poetry subject (idiom); effete language without substance
- 光风霁月 光風霽月 guāng fēng jì yuè ㄍㄨㄤ ㄈㄥ ㄐㄧˋ ㄩㄝˋ gwong1 fung1 zai3 jyut6 lit. light breeze and clear moon (idiom)
- 烘云托月 烘雲托月 hōng yún tuō yuè ㄏㄨㄥ ㄩㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄛ ㄩㄝˋ hung1 wan4 tok3 jyut6 lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom); fig. a foil
- 花好月圆 花好月圓 huā hǎo yuè yuán ㄏㄨㄚ ㄏㄠˇ ㄩㄝˋ ㄩㄢˊ faa1 hou2 jyut6 jyun4 lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom); fig. everything is wonderful
- 花容月貌 huā róng yuè mào ㄏㄨㄚ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄇㄠˋ faa1 jung4 jyut6 maau6 lit. countenance of a flower, face like the moon (idiom)
- 镜花水月 鏡花水月 jìng huā shuǐ yuè ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ geng3 faa1 seoi2 jyut6 lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom)
- 抱残守缺 抱殘守缺 bào cán shǒu quē ㄅㄠˋ ㄘㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄝ pou5 caan4 sau2 kyut3 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
- 宁缺毋滥 寧缺毋濫 nìng quē wú làn ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄨˊ ㄌㄢˋ ning4 kyut3 mou4 laam6 better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
- 拾遗补缺 拾遺補缺 shí yí bǔ quē ㄕˊ ㄧˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄑㄩㄝ sap6 wai4 bou2 kyut3 to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)